Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-09-30
CHEAP POLITICS AGAIN.

one and the same we suppose, and
immaterial if he were both, says,
What we wished particularly to
condemn, whether in Republican CT
Democratic papers, wss the habit OF
assuming that the great body of either
party is grossly dishonest, hypocrltical
and insincere.
Now We simply said no such thing,
and challenge the proof, therefore all
you said in regard to this ''straw man
demands no answer ut our hands. We
never did "assume that the great body
of either party is grossly dishonest
etc" But made argument and proof
thereof, in our editorials, showing the
insincerity of the Republican party,
which the erudite editor of the Drain
Echo has never essayed to answer.
Now another thing, he quotes part
of himself in former article, and then
says,
The REVIEW whines considerably
because we drew a legitimate infer
ence from it's wild political rant, and
saws we invaded "the sacred precincts
of social relations" etc.
His quotation was insincere from
the fact that which he quoted did not
refer to "social relations etc, while his
comments did. The "ioctor and butch
er" part of your former article was
what we believed to be 'sickly," and
we feel a little nausea from it yet.
Your reference to Douglas comfy
citizens; Blaine and Carlysle, will not
help you, but only proves your sugges-
tion to be true about the devil fish.
But inasmuch as you seem to be spoil
ing for fight on this line we will give
you a nut or two to crack for your
gentle readers. As a matter Of fact
which would be supertuous to prove,
that the Republican party for many
years past has claimed to be the virtu-
Gus party, while it has characterized
the Democrats, as constituting the
whiskey party. We shall not try III
this article to disprove the latter, but
will cali attention to the pseudo-pre
tentions of the former claim. In the
state of New York two years ago the
Republicans went before the people
with the promise that if elected to the
Legislature they would submit the pro
hibition amendment to the people
Result, 65 Republican majority IN thu
Legislature, Democrats unanimously
kept their hands off,; Result I'd, D;
Republican majority against the sub
mission Of the amendment to the peo
Me. This was done in America where
it is supposed the majority Of the peo
ple ought to rule, and that by Republl
cans. We said then that this kind o
proceeding was dishonest; and say 81
now. Again, Oregon has at least iron
$500 to 5000 Republican majorlt!
clean cut, and now if every Democra
in this state would vote against th'
amendment, your party Mr.. Editor
remarkable and historic for "Mora
IDEAS" could carry this amendment II
spite of all the "whiskey Democrats" IL
Oregon. Since the Democrats coul'
make no claims to morality, one thlnt
we will do, we will show your inconsls
teney to those high claims, when as
party you are not whit better thai
other people. You mention some nj
teen prominent Republicans OF Doug
las county, and say that $50 tar as yo'
know they are honest, straightforward
men, and SO they are. but when the
say thatas a patty they are better tina
Democrats, and especially on the ten
perance line, we say that they al
unfair unless they prove their assnmI
tions by their works, and there neve
was a better time in the history
Oregon for the gentlemen You refer
to vote the prohibition amendmer
ticket. AZ least nine OF ten-of the II
teen Republicans that you say al
generally around conventions WI
vote squarely against the prohiblsol
amendment now pending in Oregon
when they connot even fail back c
the subterfuge that it is "a party que
tion. 1t is not a party question, an
vet the leading Republicans OF thl
section are g,inst it. The Repub
can party in the state OF Oregon w
be held responsible for the result of t
election in November, because til
can speak, and it is done. Mr.. Ora
Echo this pending election will fol
you to make your claims good as /
publicans, or you will come down fre
your stills and arrogance where y
have been perching for so long tin
We have said as party, the Repui
cans have been uncertain througho
the nation, on this temperance gu
zion especially, and we believe til
are. The leading Republican pap
of the State are against it, you hold
the moral side Of the question which
right, and the PldindeGle' holds ii
it is purely secular" Crack tn
uts, and VIC will give you few me
before the election in November.